Joan of Anjou

Joan of Anjou (1294-) was the wife of Wilhelm II, Holy Roman Emperor and Holy Roman Empress from 1312 to 1315.

Biography
Joan of Anjou was the daughter of Charles of Valois and Margaret, Countess of Anjou, and she was the sister of the future King Philip VI of France. Joan belonged to the House of Valois, which ruled the County of Anjou at the time of her birth. She was sent to marry the Count of Hainaut, William I, and she bore him three children. In 1312, she became Empress of the Holy Roman Empire when her husband was elected Holy Roman Emperor, but her husband was imprisoned in 1315, and she never met him again.